47 h. ago Doctor uses robot to remotely perform surgery on patient thousands of miles away

A man from Angola was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March, and months later, a doctor in Florida cut out the cancer using transcontinental robotic telesurgery

Science

8 d. ago Meet BBC's Race Across The World finalists as they battle for £20,000 prize

After travelling thousands of miles through China, Nepal and India, the latest series of the thrilling BBC show Race Across The World comes to and end on Wednesday evening

Economics

1 week ago Gavin & Stacey icon Ruth Jones' secret life in one of Britain's most remote corners

Ruth Jones enjoys a tranquil 'second' life in one of Britain's remotest corners, a thousand miles away from her home in Wales.

Politics

2 w. ago Ukraine delegation arrives in Istanbul for talks with Russian officials following drone attack in Siberia – Russia

Second round of peace talks follows Kyiv drone attack on Russian air bases A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in Istanbul for talks with Russian officials with a meeting planned for Monday afternoon, the spokesperson for Ukraine’s foreign ministry said.The two sides are set to hold their second round of direct peace talks since 2022, but are still far apart on how to end the war amid an increase in fighting.Ukraine said on Sunday it had destroyed Russian bombers worth billions of dollars as far away as Siberia, in its longest-range assault of the war. In a spectacular claim, Ukraine said it had damaged $7bn worth of Russian aircraft parked at four airbases thousands of kilometres (miles) away, with unverified video footage showing aircraft engulfed in flames and black smoke. A source in the Ukrainian security services (SBU) said the strikes hit 41 planes that were used to “bomb Ukrainian villages”.Several Russian and Ukrainian media outlets reported that Ukraine had carried out the ...

Events

3 w. ago Axed Wales coach 'blown away' by new life on the other side of the world as he makes Lions call

After leaving Wales, the former fly-half has helped to turn around the fortunes of a team thousands of miles away

Politics

3 w. ago 14 best travel backpacks in 2025, tried and tested over thousands of miles

I tested these on our way through the Middle East, India and beyond, so you can trust that they’re up to the job

Politics

4 w. ago Why white South Africans are fleeing surging violence and 'racist' laws for new lives in America, reveals SUE REID

Erik Uys has family roots in South Africa going back years. Now he lives on a cattle ranch in the American state of Arkansas thousands of miles from his home country.

Events